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Today, younger men are pursuing older women with surprising vigor. So, at 50, you can date men 10, 15 … even 20 years younger than you as well as men your own age and older. That’s a lot of choices, right?

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I really can’t care anymore because, according to my ma, I only have about 20 good years left in me.

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Some harsh truths…

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When it comes to sex, he’s all youthful energy minus the finesse.

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Since he’s so easy to be around and asks for nothing, I wanted to please him, to make him happy, the same way I feel towards my dog — which is probably the closest thing to love I’ve ever felt.

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Past experience taught me that, in the case of men, older definitely does not mean more mature, so in that sense, age doesn’t really make a difference.

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I’m a large advocate that age ain’t nothing but a number and Stella should be able to get her groove back whenever she pleases.